Poverty & Inequality in Dominican Republic 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 14.0% 2024 down 58.2% 71st Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2024 down 77.3% 68th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2024 down 80.5% 71st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2024 down 81.8% 78th Prosperity gap 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 36.4% 72nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.9% 2024 down 66.7% 69th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.3% 2024 down 21.0% 61st Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2024 down 76.0% 72nd Population living in slums 11.2% 2022 down 29.6% 94th Income share held by second 20% 10.7% 2024 up 15.1% 90th Gini index 39 2024 down 12.0% 35th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.1% 2024 up 19.6% 89th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.3% 2024 up 21.1% 84th Income share held by highest 10% 29.5% 2024 down 11.7% 43rd Income share held by highest 20% 45.4% 2024 down 9.6% 39th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.3% 2024 up 3.7% 53rd Income share held by third 20% 15.4% 2024 up 10.8% 79th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 15.3% 2024 down 14.0% 31st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 17.3% 2025 down 50.3% 36th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.6% 2024 down 72.4% 28th